title: An integrated inpatient management model.
abstract: The academic health center has emerged as the cornerstone of the American health care system. To assess the vulnerability of the academic medical center to the new competitive forces that exist today, a prototype project has been developed that attempts to address the issue of competition in clinical activity, while at the same time enhancing the academic health center's education and research roles.
authors.affiliation: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Creighton
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Bernard
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: McMahon
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D000720:Ancillary Services, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D004465:Economic Competition; D006801:Humans; D015274:Interdepartmental Relations; D007902:Length of Stay; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital; D008824:Michigan; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010351:Patient Discharge; D011641:Public Relations